Börge Hellström
Swedish writer (Roslund/Hellström)Died on Friday February 17th 2017
Deaths on February 17
This archive lists notable deaths associated with February 17 across multiple years. For the specific 2026 archive, see Deaths on February 17, 2026.
Anne Aaserud
Norwegian art historianDied on Friday February 17th 2017
George “The Animal” Steele
American professional wrestler (WWF) and actor (Ed Wood)Died on Friday February 17th 2017
Evangelos Basiakos
Greek politicianDied on Friday February 17th 2017
Michael Novak
Catholic theologianDied on Friday February 17th 2017
Mike Walden
American broadcaster (UCLA)Died on Friday February 17th 2017
Emmanuelle Khanh
French stylistDied on Friday February 17th 2017
George Steele
American professional wrestler (WWF) and actor (Ed Wood)Died on Friday February 17th 2017
Michèle McQuigg
American politicianDied on Friday February 17th 2017
Leonard Myers
American football player (New England Patriots)Died on Friday February 17th 2017
Dick Bruna
Dutch authorDied on Friday February 17th 2017
Robert H. Michel
American politicianDied on Friday February 17th 2017
Siegfried Herrmann
German Olympic long-distance runner (1956Died on Friday February 17th 2017
Peter Richardson
English cricketerDied on Friday February 17th 2017
Joseph Bonnar
English rugby league footballer of the 1960s and 1970sDied on Friday February 17th 2017
Isarapong Noonpakdee
Thai army officerDied on Friday February 17th 2017
Nicole Bass
American bodybuilder and professional wrestler (WWFDied on Friday February 17th 2017
Dimitris Mytaras
Greek painterDied on Friday February 17th 2017
Rich Ingold
American arena football player and coach (Washington CommandosDied on Friday February 17th 2017
George Herbert Weiss
American mathematicianDied on Friday February 17th 2017
Loren Wiseman
American game designerDied on Friday February 17th 2017
Osmond P. Martin
Belizean Roman Catholic PrelateDied on Friday February 17th 2017
Liu Wan-lai
Taiwanese translatorDied on Wednesday February 17th 2016
Brock Pemberton
American baseball player (New York Mets)Died on Wednesday February 17th 2016
Gelu Barbu
Romanian ballerino and choreographDied on Wednesday February 17th 2016
Jo De Winter
American actress (Gloria)Died on Wednesday February 17th 2016
Tony Phillips
American baseball player (Oakland AthleticsDied on Wednesday February 17th 2016
Eduardo Chirinos
Peruvian poetDied on Wednesday February 17th 2016
Claude Jeancolas
French authorDied on Wednesday February 17th 2016
Michael Jaharis
American businessman and philanthropistDied on Wednesday February 17th 2016
George Redmond
Irish politicianDied on Wednesday February 17th 2016
Alexander Gutman
Russian film directorDied on Wednesday February 17th 2016
Andy Ganteaume
Trinidadian cricket player (West Indies)Died on Wednesday February 17th 2016
Jesús Barrero
Mexican actor and voice actor (Saint SeiyaDied on Wednesday February 17th 2016
Ronnie Blackman
English footballer (Reading)Died on Wednesday February 17th 2016
Elias P. Demetracopoulos
Greek journalist and activistDied on Wednesday February 17th 2016
Mohamed Hassanein Heikal
Egyptian journalistDied on Wednesday February 17th 2016
Andrzej Żuławski
Polish film director and writerDied on Wednesday February 17th 2016
Akbar Kakkattil
Indian writerDied on Wednesday February 17th 2016
Luis Paulino Mora Mora
Costa Rican juristDied on Sunday February 17th 2013
Mindy McCready
American country music singer (Ten Thousand Angels)Died on Sunday February 17th 2013
Georg Luck
Swiss academicDied on Sunday February 17th 2013
Tony Lorick
American football player (Baltimore ColtsDied on Sunday February 17th 2013
Sophie Kurys
American baseball player (Racine Belles)Died on Sunday February 17th 2013
Shmulik Kraus
Israeli actor and pop rock singerDied on Sunday February 17th 2013
Phil Henderson
American basketball player (Duke University)Died on Sunday February 17th 2013
Milan Gvero
Bosnian Serb general (Army of Republika Srpska)Died on Sunday February 17th 2013
André Gingras
Canadian dancer and choreographerDied on Sunday February 17th 2013
Debbie Ford
American authorDied on Sunday February 17th 2013
Manoranjan Das
Indian playwrightDied on Sunday February 17th 2013
Richard Briers
British actor (The Good LifeDied on Sunday February 17th 2013
David Whitehouse
British-born American museum executive (The Corning Museum of Glass)Died on Sunday February 17th 2013
William Bridges
American author and business consultantDied on Sunday February 17th 2013
Mike Westhues
American singer-songwriter and guitaristDied on Sunday February 17th 2013
Derek Batey
English quiz show host (Mr. & Mrs.)Died on Sunday February 17th 2013
Maretta Taylor
American politicianDied on Sunday February 17th 2013
Seán Óg Ó Ceallacháin
Irish sports broadcasterDied on Sunday February 17th 2013
Frank Wappat
English radio personality (BBC Newcastle)Died on Monday February 17th 2014
Makar Dhwaja Darogha
Indian classical dancerDied on Monday February 17th 2014
R. K. Srikantan
Indian Carnatic singerDied on Monday February 17th 2014
Bob Casale
American guitarist (Devo) and film score engineer (Happy GilmoreDied on Monday February 17th 2014
Wayne Smith
Jamaican reggae musician ("Sleng Teng")Died on Monday February 17th 2014
Richard N. Cabela
American businessmanDied on Monday February 17th 2014
Kokichi Shimoinaba
Japanese politician and police chiefDied on Monday February 17th 2014
Reza Berati
Iranian architect and asylum-seekerDied on Monday February 17th 2014
Wolfgang Schulhoff
German politicianDied on Monday February 17th 2014
Joe Bell
Canadian ice hockey player (New York Rangers)Died on Monday February 17th 2014
Don Safran
American screenwriter (Happy Days) and producerDied on Monday February 17th 2014
Dick Reynolds
American politicianDied on Monday February 17th 2014
Tibor Perecsi
Hungarian footballerDied on Monday February 17th 2014
James McNaughton
Irish hurler (Antrim)Died on Monday February 17th 2014
Frankie Kao
Taiwanese singerDied on Monday February 17th 2014
Per Källberg
Swedish cinematographerDied on Monday February 17th 2014
Ian Kagedan
Canadian public servantDied on Monday February 17th 2014
Mirza Ahmad Jamil
Pakistani calligrapherDied on Monday February 17th 2014
Hanns Egon Wörlen
German architectDied on Monday February 17th 2014
Peter Florin
German politician and diplomatDied on Monday February 17th 2014
Arthur M. Wolfe
American astrophysicistDied on Monday February 17th 2014
John Barrow
American CFL football player (Hamilton Tiger-Cats)Died on Tuesday February 17th 2015
K. Swami Veerabahu
Sri Lankan politicianDied on Tuesday February 17th 2015
Cathy Ubels-Veen
Dutch politicianDied on Tuesday February 17th 2015
Henri Martin
French political activist (Henri Martin affair)Died on Tuesday February 17th 2015
George Mackie, Baron Mackie of Benshie
British politicianDied on Tuesday February 17th 2015
Antonio Lanfranchi
Italian Roman Catholic prelateDied on Tuesday February 17th 2015
Andrzej Koszewski
Polish composerDied on Tuesday February 17th 2015
John Hurt Fisher
American literary scholarDied on Tuesday February 17th 2015
June Fairchild
American actress (Up in Smoke)Died on Tuesday February 17th 2015
Richard Alan Enslen
American federal judgeDied on Tuesday February 17th 2015
Joseph Devellerez Thaung Shwe
Burmese Roman Catholic prelateDied on Tuesday February 17th 2015
Alberto Coramini
Italian footballerDied on Tuesday February 17th 2015